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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE N GULF THROUGH MON. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL PORTIONS EARLY TUE 
MORNING THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 
SOUTHERN TEXAS BY WED.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING N 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
930 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW N OF 
26N MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 
FT N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
1 TO 2 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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FORECASTER MUNDELL/DGS